Glenbard District 87 students chosen for state theater festival all-state production

Glenbard High School District 87 congratulates the following students on being chosen for the Illinois High School Theatre Festival All-State production of "Shrek the Musical."

Glenbard East student Fiona Bilkey and Glenbard South student Jayla Morgan were both chosen for the cast; Glenbard South students Elizabeth Steele and Kaitlyn Urbanowicz were chosen for the crew; and Glenbard South student Matthew Kohl was chosen for the orchestra.

The play will be presented during the Illinois High School Theatre Festival, which runs Jan. 12-14 at the University of Illinois.

The All-State cast, crew, and pit orchestra are comprised of top student performers, musicians and technicians from Illinois. Numerous students from across the state auditioned for "Shrek the Musical," and 125 were selected for the final production company from 60 high schools.

The Illinois High School Theatre Festival organizes more than 150 workshops, whose topics range from acting, musical theatre, auditions, improvisation, technical theatre, directing, stage management, make-up and costumes, lighting and special effects, to name a few.

In addition, more than 25 high school productions, both showcases and full-length, from around the state are selected to perform at the festival each year.